The Bible in a Year

New Testament

John 2 to 9
Read this coming week:
Mar 7 Num 2, Ps 62, John 2 Mar 8 Num 3, Ps 63, John 3 Mar 9 Num 4, Ps
64, John 4
Mar 10 Num 5‐6, Ps 65, John 5 Mar 11 Num 7, Ps 66, John 6 Mar 12 Num
8‐9, Ps 67, John 7
Mar 13 Num 10‐11, Ps 68:1‐18, John 8 Mar 14 Num 12‐13, Ps 68:19‐35,
John 9

Reading Questions
For next week you’re reading John 2 to 9. Answer the
following:
• What was Jesus’ first miracle?
• Who is Jesus talking to and about what when He
utters the famous John 3:16?
• What “food” does Jesus say He has in John 4?
• What is the first question that Jesus asks the man
in the pool of Bethesda?
• Jesus accuses the people seeking Him of doing so
because what?
 • Who do people think Jesus is in John 7? What are
their answers?
• Jesus says that His true disciples do what?
• Why was the man in 9 born blind according to
Jesus?
John’s “Books”
The Gospel of John is often divided into two “books” or
categories of content. These books are:
a.) The Book of Signs – John’s recordings of Jesus’
miracles and signs that He was truly the Messiah.
This includes a listing of seven miracles of Jesus
as well as several of the recorded “I am”
statements of Jesus.
b.) The Book of Glory (also called The Book of
Passion) – John’s recordings of Jesus’ passion and
information that glorifies Jesus with a clear
understanding that He is the Christ and has come
to suffer for humanity’s sake.

Of course these two “books” are not delineated easily.

You cannot say that chapters 1-8 are the Book of Signs,
and 8-21 is the Book of Glory. Rather, it is more helpful
to think of the two sections as being overlaying fabrics
which show a new pattern when they are put together.

Please don’t throw this away. If you’re not going to use it, leave it for
someone else to use.